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The Hartford · 3 hours ago

Manager Infrastructure Engineering - API Platforms

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $207K/yr

8+ years exp

The Hartford is an insurance company dedicated to making a positive impact, and they are seeking a Manager of Platform Engineering for Enterprise API Platforms. In this role, you will lead the transformation of API infrastructure, focusing on modernizing and automating platforms while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serve as the Platform Application Owner, meeting enterprise standards for security, audits, resiliency, and certifications. Own and evolve Platform Engineering runbooks

Design and implement auto-scaling strategies, optimize infrastructure for cost and reliability, and continuously monitor performance

Develop and validate DR strategies, execute failover tests, and deliver high availability across regions

Manage Apigee environments and configurations, capacity planning, performance tuning, and auto-scaling

Champion automation by implementing IaC for provisioning and configuration

Lead and mentor a Platform Engineering team to modernize, automate, and deliver on ambitious OKRs and KPIs

Drive platform monitoring, alerting, health checks, and incident response to maintain uninterrupted API operations

Qualification

Platform EngineeringGoogle CloudApigeeInfrastructure-as-CodeTeam LeadershipOperational ExcellenceModernizationIncident ResponseDisaster RecoveryCollaboration

Required

8+ years of experience in platform engineering and infrastructure, leading teams and delivering scalable, reliable systems

2+ years hands-on experience provisioning Apigee in GCP (or similar), configuring environments, administering the platform, managing scalability and performance

2+ years direct HR responsibility for a team of infrastructure/platform engineers supporting API and middleware platforms

Proven track record in platform stability, monitoring, DR testing, support operations, and incident response

Be able to be hands-on with Apigee engineering, IaC, and operations while coaching and developing the team

Experience driving platform transformation and modernization initiatives while fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-engagement team culture